Mrs Packletide’s Tiger MCQs with Answers CBSE Class 10 English Communicative Chapter 2

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Cl-10 English Comm. Chp-2 MCQ

 

Mrs Packletide’s Tiger MCQs with Answers from CBSE Class 10 English Literature Reader (Communicative) Book Chapter 2

 

Mrs Packletide’s Tiger  MCQs of Class 10 English Chapter 2, by Hector Hugh Munro have been compiled for students to practice. Students of Class 10 can prepare the MCQs of Chapter 2 Mrs Packletide’s Tiger  from CBSE Class 10 English Literature Reader (Communicative) Book. Each question has four options followed by the correct answer. 

 

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1. Who wrote Mrs Packletide’s Tiger?
A. A.J. Cronin
B. Saki
C. William Shakespeare
D. Oscar Wilde

2. Why did Mrs Packletide wish to kill a tiger?
A. To show down Loona Bimberton
B. For charitable cause
C. It was her hobby
D. None of these

3. What did Mrs Packletide decide to gift Loona on her birthday?
A. A rifle
B. Tiger claw brooch
C. Her house
D. None of these

4. Why did Mrs Packletide decide to throw a party in Loona Bimberton’s honour?
A. For charitable cause
B. To impress everyone
C. To show off her newly acquired tiger skin
D. To show off the tiger claw brooch

5. With whom did Mrs Packletide go tiger hunting?
A. Loona Bimberton
B. Her husband
C. Her Driver
D. Miss Mebbin

6. Where was the tiger shooting arranged?
A. At Mrs Packletide’s place
B. At Loona Bimberton’s place
C. In a neighbouring country
D. In an Indian village

7. What kind of tiger was chosen for hunting?
A. Strong and muscular
B. Weak and old
C. Lazy
D. Deceased

8. Which of the following best describes Mrs Packletide?
A. Introvert
B. Generous
C. Proud
D. Shy

9. Nimrod was a ______
A. Biblical character
B. Mighty hunter
C. Both A and B
D. None of these

10. What does Mrs Packletide offer in return for shooting the tiger?
A. Her shooting rifle
B. Money
C. Her car
D. Charity

11. Identify the meaning of ‘propitious’
A. unfavourable
B. dangerous
C. favourable
D. friendly

12. How much money did Mrs Packletide offer?
A. 1000/-
B. 2000/-
C. 3000/-
D. 5000/-

13. What does Loona Bimberton ultimately feel about Mrs. Packletide’s achievement?
A. Admiration
B. Disinterest
C. Jealous
D. Happy

14. Why did Mrs Packletide fail to shoot the tiger?
A. She hit the wrong target
B. Someone else killed the tiger
C. Tiger was already injured
D. None of these

15. Which of the following best describes Mrs Packletide while shooting the tiger?
A. Intelligence
B. Wisdom
C. Strength
D. Self-obsession

16. What is the irony in the story?
A. Tiger is old and weak and dies of a heart attack instead of a gunshot
B. Loona Bimberton praises Mrs. Packletide and is jealous of her
C. Mrs. Packletide goes on tiger hunting although she is a member of PETA
D. Mrs. Packletide is rich but does not want to give money to the villagers

17. Who was Miss Mebin?
A. A paid companion
B. An unpaid companion
C. Not mentioned in the lesson
D. None of these

18. Why did mothers passing by the forest hush their babies’ singing?
A. they were annoying
B. they could disturb the sleep of the robber
C. they could disturb the sleep of the tiger
D. The mothers were tired and wanted peace

19. What was Miss Mebin’s attitude towards money?
A. Irresponsible
B. Protective elder-sister attitude
C. Both A and B
D. None of these

20. Why were children posted on the outskirts of the jungle?
A. to guard the village from the tiger
B. to prevent the tiger from escaping the jungle
C. to entertain Mrs Packletide with their dance and song items
D. All of these

21. How did the villagers react to the tiger’s death?
A. Anxious and worried
B. Not bothered
C. Enjoyed and celebrated
D. None of these

22. Which animal was shot by Mrs Packeltide?
A. Tiger
B. Lion
C. Goat
D. None of these

23. What relation does Loona Bimberton have with Mrs Packletide?
A. Social network
B. Sisters
C. Cousins
D. Mother-in-law

24. Rendezvous means ______.
A. meeting
B. accident
C. hunt
D. agreement

25. The tiger died because of _______
A. Mrs Packletide’s shot
B. COVID
C. Heart attack
D. None of these

26. With whom does Mrs. Packletide compare herself, throughout the story?
A. The villagers
B. Mebbin
C. Loona Bimberton
D. The tiger

27. Why does Mrs. Packletide want to hunt the tiger?
A. To gain respect from Loona
B. To prove that she is stronger than others
C. To show her wealth and status
D. To prove her skills

28. What is the moral of the story ‘Mrs Packletide’s Tiger’?
A. Do not trust appearances
B. Vanity and pride often lead to regret
C. Hunting is dangerous and should be avoided
D. True courage comes from overcoming fear

29. “With an accurately sighted rifle and a thumb-nail pack of patience cards the sportswoman awaited the coming of the quarry.” Why have they referred to the playing cards as patience cards?
A. Just to show that Packletide lacked patience
B. She was playing cards while waiting patiently for the tiger
C. The playing cards were used to play a game called ‘Patience’
D. None of these

30. In “thumb-nail pack of patience cards” thumb-nail means-
A. The nail of the thumb
B. Very small in size
C. Both A and B
D. None of these

31. “She was not actually nervous about the wild beast, but she had a morbid dread of performing an atom more service than she had been paid for.” Who is ‘she’?
A. Miss Mebbin
B. Mrs Packletide
C. Loona Bimberton
D. None of these

32. What currency is used in Moscow?
A. Franc
B. Yen
C. Kroner
D. Rouble

33. Find a synonym of ‘remnants’.
A. residue
B. fragment
C. Remains
D. All of these
34. Why didn’t Loona glance at the illustrated paper?
A. She was happy
B. She was jealous
C. She was ill
D. None of these

35. “Mrs. Packletide was pardonably annoyed at the discovery; but, at any rate, she was the possessor of a dead tiger, and the villagers, anxious for their thousand rupees, gladly connived at the fiction that she had shot the beast.” Connived means ________
A. To believe in a myth
B. To secretly allow something illegal or immoral to occur
C. To accept a bribe
D. All of these

36. On what grounds did Mebbin plan to extort money from Packletide?
A. She knew the truth about the tiger hunt
B. The bullet wound had killed the goat
C. The tiger had died of cardiac arrest
D. All of these

37. “Evidently the wrong animal had been hit, and the beast of prey had succumbed to heart-failure, caused by the sudden report of the rifle, accelerated by senile decay.” Senile means _________
A. Mental
B. Old age
C. Physical
D. None of these

38. “No one would believe it,” said Mrs. Packletide, her face changing colour as rapidly as though it were going through a book of patterns before post-time. Packletide’s face is ___________.
A. experiencing changes in emotions
B. Getting different colours of makeup
C. Getting a Sunburn
D. preparing to bet on a horse

39. What did Mebbin ask for in return for keeping Packletide’s secret?
A. A car
B. Cottage
C. Ship
D. Gun

40. What does “Give me away” mean?
A. Disclose the secret
B. Sell my belongings
C. Steal my belongings
D. All of these

41. What comment did Miss Mebin make after Mrs Packletide had fired the shot?
A. The bullet had shot the goat and not the tiger
B. Yeah! The bullet shot the tiger dead
C. She did not make any comment
D. None of these

42. Was Mrs Packletide able to achieve her heart’s desire?
A. Her desire was accomplished positively
B. Her desire was not at all accomplished
C. She failed in the attempt
D. None of these

43. Why did Miss Mebin plant so many tiger lilies in her garden?
A. It will always remind her of how she enjoyed the tiger shot scene
B. It will always remind her of how she procured the cottage
C. It was her favourite flower
D. None of these

44. How did Miss Mebin manage to get her weekend cottage?
A. Mrs Packletide gifted the cottage to Miss Mebbin
B. She wrongfully took possession of the cottage
C. She blackmailed Mrs Packletide
D. She purchased the cottage herself

45. Who said that the incidental expenses were so heavy?
A. Miss Mebbin
B. Loona Bimberton
C. Villagers
D. Mrs Packletide

46. Why did Mrs Packletide say, “The incidental expenses are so heavy”?
A. She paid 1000 to the villagers for arranging the tiger
B. She bought the week-end cottage for Mebbin to keep her secret
C. She spent money to go the India and hunt the tiger
D. None of these

47. Was the killing of the tiger a serious matter for the villagers?
A. Yes, because they were being paid for it
B. Yes, because they owned the tiger reserve
C. No, because they were not connected to it
D. Yes, because they wanted to save their sacred animal, the tiger

48. The week-end cottage was near _______.
A. Darling
B. Curzon Street
C. Both A and B
D. None of these

49. What did Loona do to thank for the tiger-claw brooch?
A. She sent a gift of Tiger skin rug
B. She sent a letter of thanks
C. She did not accept the gift
D. She did not react

50. What does ‘Les Fauves’ mean?
A. My garden
B. For wild animals
C. For my animals
D. My garden my rules

Answer Key

 

1 B 26 C
2 A 27 D
3 B 28 B
4 C 29 B
5 D 30 B
6 D 31 A
7 B 32 D
8 C 33 D
9 C 34 B
10 B 35 B
11 C 36 D
12 A 37 B
13 C 38 A
14 A 39 B
15 D 40 A
16 A 41 A
17 A 42 A
18 C 43 B
19 B 44 C
20 B 45 D
21 C 46 B
22 C 47 A
23 A 48 A
24 A 49 B
25 C 50 B

 

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